Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals, 6e (Oct 13, 2023)_(1266092013)_(McGraw Hill).pdf

Electrocardiography for Health Care Personnel prepares users for a national ECG certification examination, as well as provides ECG skills training for health care students and health care personnel who are interested in mastering additional skills. The text includes the essential skills needed to perform an ECG, including anatomy of the heart, basic characteristics, equipment, appropriate intervention, and other technical applications, such as Holter monitoring and stress testing. Emphasis throughout the text is placed on troubleshooting. Cover Electro Cardiography for Healthcare Professionals Dedication About the Authors Brief Contents Contents Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Electrocardiography 1.1: The ECG and Its History 1.2: Uses of an ECG 1.3: Preparing for an ECG 1.4: Infection Control 1.5: Vital Signs Competency Checklists 1-1: Measuring Pulse and Respirations 1-2: Measuring Adult Blood Pressure Chapter 2: The Cardiovascular System 2.1: Circulation and the ECG 2.2: Anatomy of the Heart 2.3: Principles of Circulation 2.4: The Cardiac Cycle 2.5: Conduction System of the Heart Chapter 3: The Electrocardiograph 3.1: Producing the ECG Waveform 3.2: ECG Machines 3.3: ECG Controls 3.4: Electrodes 3.5: ECG Graph Paper 3.6: Calculating Heart Rate Chapter 4: Performing an ECG 4.1: Preparation for the ECG Procedure 4.2: Communicating with the Patient 4.3: Safety 4.4: Applying the Electrodes and Leads 4.5: Operating the ECG Machine 4.6: Checking the ECG Tracing 4.7: Reporting ECG Results 4.8: Equipment Maintenance 4.9: Pediatric ECG 4.10: Cardiac Monitoring 4.11: Special Patient Considerations 4.12: Handling Emergencies Competency Checklists 4-1 Recording an Electrocardiogram 4-1 Continuous Cardiac Monitoring Chapter 5: Rhythm Strip Interpretation 5.1: Electrical Stimulation and the ECG Waveform 5.2: Rhythm Interpretation 5.3: Identifying the Components of the Rhythm Chapter 6: Sinus Rhythms 6.1: Rhythms Originating from the Sinus Node 6.2: Sinus Bradycardia 6.3: Sinus Tachycardia 6.4: Sinus Dysrhythmia 6.5: Sinus Arrest 6.6: Sinus Exit Block Chapter 7: Atrial Dysrhythmias 7.1: Introduction to Atrial Dysrhythmias 7.2: Premature Atrial Complexes 7.3: Wandering Atrial Pacemaker 7.4: Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia 7.5: Atrial Flutter 7.6: Atrial Fibrillation Chapter 8: Junctional Dysrhythmias 8.1: Introduction to Junctional Dysrhythmias 8.2: Premature Junctional Complex (PJC) 8.3: Junctional Escape Rhythm 8.4: Accelerated Junctional Rhythm 8.5: Junctional Tachycardia 8.6: Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Chapter 9: Heart Block Dysrhythmias 9.1: Introduction to Heart Block Dysrhythmias 9.2: First-Degree Atrioventricular (AV) Block 9.3: Second-Degree Atrioventricular (AV) Block, Type I (Mobitz I or Wenckebach) 9.4: Second-Degree Atrioventricular (AV) Block, Type II (Mobitz II) 9.5: Third-Degree Atrioventricular (AV) Block (Complete) Chapter 10: Ventricular Dysrhythmias 10.1: Introduction to Ventricular Dysrhythmias 10.2: Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVCs) 10.3: Agonal Rhythm 10.4: Idioventricular Rhythm 10.5: Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm 10.6: Ventricular Tachycardia 10.7: Ventricular Fibrillation 10.8: Asystole Chapter 11: Pacemaker Rhythms 11.1: Introduction to Pacemakers 11.2: Evaluating Pacemaker Function 11.3: Pacemaker Complications Relative to the ECG Tracing Competency Checklists 11-1 Pacemaker Evaluation Chapter 12: Cardiac Stress Testing 12.1: Cardiac Stress Testing 12.2: Why Is Exercise Electrocardiography Used? 12.3: Other Types of Cardiac Stress Testing 12.4: Preparing the Patient for Exercise Electrocardiography 12.5: Providing Safety 12.6: Performing Exercise Electrocardiography 12.7: Common Protocols 12.8: After Exercise Electrocardiography Competency Checklists 12-1 Assisting with Exercise Electrocardiography (Stress Testing) Chapter 13: Ambulatory Monitoring 13.1: Ambulatory Monitoring 13.2: How Is Ambulatory Monitoring Used? 13.3: Types of Ambulatory Monitoring 13.4: Educating the Patient 13.5: Preparing the Patient 13.6: Applying an Ambulatory Monitor 13.7: Removing an Ambulatory Monitor and Reporting Results Competency Checklists 13-1 Applying and Removing an Ambulatory (Holter) Monitor Chapter 14: Clinical Presentation and Management of the Cardiac Patient 14.1: Coronary Arteries 14.2: Cardiac Symptoms 14.3: Atypical Patient Presentation 14.4: Acute Coronary Syndrome 14.5: Heart Failure 14.6: Cardiac Patient Assessment and Immediate Treatment 14.7: Treatment Modalities for the Cardiac Patient Competency Checklists 14-1 Immediate Care for a Cardiac Patient Chapter 15: Basic 12-Lead ECG Interpretation 15.1: The Views of a Standard 12-Lead ECG and Major Vessels 15.2: Ischemia, Injury, and Infarction 15.3: Introduction to Bundle Branch Block 15.4: LBBB vs. RBBB 15.5: Electrical Axis 15.6: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Appendix A: Cardiovascular Medications Appendix B: Standard and Isolation Precautions Appendix C: Medical Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols Appendix D: Anatomical Terms Appendix E: Identifying Components of ECG Strips Online AppendixCompetency Checklists Glossary Index Electrocardiography for Health Care Personnel prepares users for a national ECG certification examination, as well as providing ECG skills training for health care students and health care personnel who are interested in mastering additional skills. The text includes the essential skills needed to perform an ECG, including anatomy of the heart, basic characteristics, equipment, appropriate intervention, and other technical applications, such as Holter monitoring and stress testing. Emphasis throughout the text is placed on troubleshooting.